Removable cover for spray gun

ABSTRACT

A flexible, removable cap or cover for the top of a pressure spray gun for applying lacquer, paints, and the like.

I151 3,674,074 July 4, 1972 Primary Examiner-Joseph R. Leclair AssistantExaminer-Stephen P. Garbe Attorney-Joseph F. Padlon s4] REMOVABLECOVERVFOR SPRAY GUN i [72] lnventor: Walter J. Lavis,'l38 W. 31st St.,Bayonne, v

221 Filed:

July 17, 1970 [21 Appl. No.: 55,778

ABSTRACT [52] US. R, 215/100 R 65/02 A flexible, removable cap or col/erfor the top ofa pressure 150/52 R; 222/402. 1 3; 239/526; spray gun forapplying lacquer, paints, and the like.

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5s FieldofSearch 1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures [56] References Cited UNITEDSTATES PATENTS 2/1963 Valles................................Q..

1 REMOVABLE covEn FOR'SPRAY GUN This invention relates to a removablecovering for useon In order to prevent such leaking paint from splashingon to the operator, I have provided a removable cap covering the upperpart of the gun.

With the above in view, an object of the present invention is to providea protective, removable cover for a pressure gun' for paint, lacquer andthe like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a covering for thetop of a spray gun to protect the user from being covered with anyescaping or leaking paint.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover or guard toprevent any leaking paint from the container top to splash the surfaceof the automobile being sprayed with the paint, thereby avoidingstreaking of the surface of the car.

Other objects and advantageous features of the invention will becomeapparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective partly broken away view of a model pressurespray gun with a covering or hood attachable to the top of the same,

FIG. 2 is a cut away, vertical, partly sectional view of the deviceshown in FIG. 1 with the hood attached thereto, and

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of the device shown in FIG.1.

Referring now to the drawings in which like numerals refer to like partsthroughout, a spray gun shown with a partly cutaway container 11 isprovided for holding paint or any similar coating material therein. Itwill be noted that the top of said container 11 is provided with athreaded neck portion 12 to which is removably connected an internallythreaded cap 13 provided with an integral central neck 14 to which isattached a nozzle 15 controlled and operated by a handle 16 and triggermechanism 17. It will be noted that said handle is connected with airpressure hose 18 for supplying compressed air into container 11 throughtube 19. Said tube 19 extends toward the bottom of said container. 1

, Also, said cap or cover 13 has an opening 20 for allowing entry of airinto the container as the paint is being forced out of the same throughnonle 15.

During the use of the spray gun and while air is entering the containerthere is little likelihood of any paint escaping from opening 20.However, in many instances when the gun is moved about before using thesame there is a tendency for the paint to leak out of said openingthereby soiling the hands of the operator.

In order to prevent contact of the escaping paint with the hand or handsof the operator, I provide a removable hood or cap 21, which is adaptedto fit over neck 14 and cap 13. It is to be noted that'said cap 21 issubstantially pear shaped and hollow as shown. Also it has a cut awayportion 22 of suflicient width as to permit its easy attachment to andremoval from the cap 13 and neck 14 as desired. Also said hood 2] has adepression 23 on either side of cutaway 22 as shown to permit proper andfirm adjustment of the hood. As shown said hood is hollow, open at thetop and the bottom thereof to pennit easy application over said cap 13and neck 14. Furthermore, because of the space of the cutaway portion22, the hood can be easily expanded or contracted.

In addition said hood is made of any suitable flexible but paintresistant resilient material, such as fiberboard, thin sheet metal,plastic material such as nylon, or lucite to cover the openrngo20. Saidhood is so curved at its lower portion, that the b0 m 24 thereof 18secured to the bottom of cap 13 as shown in FIG. 2. Also, it being paintresistant the hood can be readily cleaned.

I claim:

1. A hood attachment for a paint spray gun of the type including agenerally cylindrical container having a reduced diameter externallythreaded neck, a threaded'cap engaged on the neck and having anupstanding central neck integrally fonned thereon comprising arelatively flexible substantially pear shaped removable covering adaptedto cover the upper portion of said paint spray gun by extending from theupper end portion of said central neck to the lower edge portion of saidthreaded cap, said covering slotted from top to bottom with the slothaving a width sufiicient to permit attachment of said covering to saidgun, said covering having a reduced diameter lower end portion forengaging under the lower edge of said threaded cap for assisting inretaining said covering in position on said spray gun,said coveringbeing paint resistant.

1. A hood attachment for a paint spray gun of the type including agenerally cylindrical container having a reduced diameter externallythreaded neck, a threaded cap engaged on the neck and having anupstanding central neck integrally formed thereon comprising arelatively flexible substantially pear shaped removable covering adaptedto cover the upper portion of said paint spray gun by extending from theupper end portion of said central neck to the lower edge portion of saidthreaded cap, said covering slotted from top to bottom with the slothaving a width sufficient to permit attachment of said covering to saidgun, said covering having a reduced diameter lower end portion forengaging under the lower edge of said threaded cap for assisting inretaining said covering in position on said spray gun, said coveringbeing paint resistant.